Biology:Kahawamys
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Short description: Extinct genus of rodents
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| Superfamily: | Thryonomyoidea
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| Genus: | Kahawamys Stevens et al., 2009
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Kahawamys is an extinct genus of thryonomyoid rodent which existed in Nsungwe Formation, Tanzania during the late Oligocene.[1] It was first named by Nancy J. Stevens, Patricia A. Holroyd, Eric M. Roberts, Patrick M. O'connor and Michael D. Gottfried in 2009 and the type species is Kahawamys mbeyaensis.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nancy J. Stevens; Patricia A. Holroyd; Eric M. Roberts; Patrick M. O'connor; Michael D. Gottfried (2009). "Kahawamys mbeyaensis (n. gen., n. sp.) (Rodentia: Thryonomyoidea) from the late Oligocene Rukwa Rift Basin, Tanzania". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29 (2): 631–634. doi:10.1671/039.029.0219. http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/rukwa/documents/Stevens%20et%20al%202009%20Kahawamys%20mbeyaensis.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q6346863 entry
